Turning and pivoting - tenshin and tenkan
- Tenshin - pivot
Pivot 180 degrees on the balls of your feet to end up facing in the opposite direction.
You should now be facing in the opposite direction, and be in the opposite stance to when you started.
Remember to transfer your weight evenly as you change your stance.
- Tenkan - turning
Step slightly forward and off the line of attack with the front foot.
Turn (in the direction of your back) 180 degrees, bringing the other foot around behind you.
You should now be facing in the opposite direction, and in the same stance as when you started.
- Irimi tenkan - step through and turn
Step through with the back foot, performing ayumi ishi irimi.
Then, pivoting on the ball of the front foot, turn 180 degrees in the direction of your back.
You should now be facing in the opposite direction, and be in the opposite stance to when you started.
- Hantai tenkan - step through and half-turn
Step through with the back foot, performing issoku irimi.
Turn as if performing tenkan, but instead of turning all the way, we only turn 90 degrees.
You should now be facing off to the side of your original direction, and be in the opposite stance to when you started.